The Culture of Like
I have a new post today over at Ref21. It is a revamp version of an article I wrote for Housewife Theologian about 2 1/2 years ago. You’ll see from the introduction why I am constantly returning to this subject. I…
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The Culture of Like
I have a fourteen-year-old daughter with a cell phone. I remember back in the day, I would get in trouble for talking too long on my see-through, wired, Conair Phone. But now I join all the other parents navigating through…
Santa Said Knock You Out!
On this week’s Bully Pulpit episode of the Mortification of Spin, Carl, Todd, and I discuss a Christmas plea to fathers from John Denver (where I for some reason say 6 track instead of 8 track), the incarnation, and punching…
The Doctrines of Grace: Student Edition
I had never even heard of the doctrines of grace until I was in my early twenties. I remember reading a sermon by Jonathon Edwards that opened the curtain on these doctrines and let the light in. But at first,…
The First Reformed Website on the Block
When Matt and I married, we were searching for a church. Heck, we were searching for a denomination. Matt was raised in the Roman Catholic church, and I was raised in the Southern Baptist denomination. When we met, I was…
God Came Down
It is timely that I am reading K. Scott Oliphint’s God With Us during this Christmas season. I’ve been returning to it in between some other reading projects. My brain hurts while I read it, and yet I keep coming…
Hospitality in God’s House
As we were pulling out of the driveway yesterday morning to go to Sunday School, it started. Sure, the newscasters were making a big deal about our first snow of the season, but you never know when to believe the…
Is it Really That Simple?
I am writing here and there for the Reformation 21 blog, and thought I’d share a peek with my readers today. This is a reflection I had while reading about the aseity of God in K. Scott Oliphint’s book, God…
Is it Really That Simple?
Many of us talk about simplifying our lives. When we stop to think about how many choices that we make in one day, it’s exhausting. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who lives in Dubai.…
Is it Really That Simple?
Many of us talk about simplifying our lives. When we stop to think about how many choices that we make in one day, it’s exhausting. A couple of weeks ago, I was talking to a friend who lives in Dubai.…